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- Portland, Oregon hosted the spring money show of the American Numismatic Association. Executive Director Chris Cipoletti delivered opening remarks. Other dignitaries of the numismatic community spoke to the throng of collectors waiting to enter the bourse floor. After the convention opened to the public ANA Director of Education Gail Baker gave a tour of the exhibit area where coin aficionados displayed aspects of their collections in a competitive arena. Displays included what may have been the first silver dollar struck in America in 1794. Then Gail takes viewers for quick walk on the bourse floor highlighting featuring what a participant would see. If you have ever wondered what an ANA convention was all about this video is for you. Speaker(s): Chris Cipoletti, Moderator.
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- United States
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- This lecture makes you aware of today's coin offerings which are scams, or vastly overpriced and how to detect counterfeit, whizzed, over-graded, or artificially toned coins. Speaker(s): Anthony Swiatek.
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- United States
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- In 1825, Samuel Moore was the new director of the US Mint. He laid down a new set of strict rules that included no more rum included in the daily rations for Mint workers. Yet, in 1825, strange things happened at the mint. This presentation uncovers the many anomalies that occurred during this period and includes: * major news events of 1825 * Samuel Moore, Mint Director appointed in 1824, and the new rules he imposed * two varieties of 1825 half cent * how the coins changed from polishing the dies * examples of errors that began to occur including double struck, overstruck, off-center and counterstamps Speaker(s): Gerald Kochel.
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- United States
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- America's favorite numismatist covers all the relevant information about America's five-cent series. He discusses grading, counting the steps, varieties and more in this slide presentation. You will see and learn: * the history of Jefferson nickel collecting * what examples of each grade look like from MS65-extra fine * how grading has evolved from technical to market grading * the importance of luster * how to count "steps" and examples of each possible combination * rarity of many dates for full steps * cuts, nicks and ticks and how they affect grade and value * the cause of bridges * the ten most popular over dates, doubled mintmarks and die varieties * great question and answer with the audience Speaker(s): Bill Fivaz.
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- United States
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- Legend has it that George Washington provided the bullion to strike the first United States coin, the 1792 half disme. This talk traces the development of this story and uses rare and little known books and manuscripts to come to a surprising conclusion including: * possible pronunciations of "disme" * the tale of George Washington providing his silver to strike the first U.S. coins and that Martha was the model * first print story in 1846 "Pledges of History" by William Dubois * Morton's Literary Letter in 1857 that mentions Martha Washington being the model and George bringing the silver * Dr. Montroville W. Dickerson who popularized the story * James Ross Snowden, Mint Director till 1861, who added that it was GW's silverware * Edward B. Haden, who wrote a letter "To the Editor" of The Numismatist in May 1943, and told of a letter in a book relating to the topic * people in the drama including Don Taxay, and Walter Breen * three different revisions of the memorandum * Carl Herkowitz's article in 1996 that determined that John McAllister Jr. (1786-1877) is who wrote the memo * how it was determined that silverware was not used * rationale leading to the conclusion that it was indeed Washington's silver coin or bullion that was used Speaker(s): Joel J. Orosz, Ph.D.
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- United States
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- Although the fields of love tokens and Hebrew amulets are both substantial, the intersection of the two is surprisingly small yet varied. This presentation describes and interprets specimens of Hebrew love tokens, comparing them to their Jewish, Christian, and magical archetypes. This presentation includes: * definition of a Hebrew love * types of general love tokens * how to tell classic from modern (after 1920) * examples of letter heh as name of God * Shaday - name of God, guardian of the doorway * 1909 the year a law was passed to stop defacing coins * Shema as God's creed * Barkat Kohanim on amulets and an associated hand * the Tetragrammaton - name of four letters included with Mlakhim script, Temura (substitution of letters), Adonay, El * additional examples of tokens of esoteric expressions and Biblical verses Speaker(s): Simcha Kuritzky.
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- United States
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- This presentation discusses various forger's methods and techniques-including the startling prison interviews with master forger Mark Hofmann that shed new light on the so-called "1959-D wheatback cent" variety. You will see and learn: * Intro by Bob Campbell about Charles Larson, who worked as a prison guard with Mark Hofmann * Larson's background as a gunsmith, its application to numismatics, and how he came into contact with forger Mark Hofmann * examples of forged Buffalo nickels with embossed mint marks * a recreated hub for a bust dollar * stories of altered dates, electroplated mintmarks * how Hofmann's equipment passed into private hands * the 1959-D Wheatback cent struck with an electro-nickel plate die shell as claimed by Hoffmann * how Larson created his own die and struck his own 1959 wheat back cent Speaker(s): Charles M. Larson.
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- United States
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- Intended to deceive, fakes and forgeries constitute a very small population, yet remain a significant problem. Even obvious copies and honest replicas create gray areas of doubt and open the door to abuse. This presentation helps collectors avoid the problems and includes: * the problem of counterfeits in the marketplace * role of the Secret Service * different areas where fake items now occur * difficulty of determining authenticity over the Internet * why absence of enforcement is not endorsement * why you should NOT collect counterfeits * times in history when counterfeiting was common Speaker(s): Michael Marotta.
- 發布國家:
- United States
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- This program on paper money covers its history and use in the United States. In this lecture with slides presentation you will see and learn the different issues including: * Colonial and Continental issues of the Revolutionary times * Bank of the United States * War of 1812 and the different "panic" issues * state bank and obsolete note issues * Confederate States of America * large-sized notes and fractionals * the different issues of national banknotes * the beginning of small size paper money and some of the interesting issues * advertising notes, counterfeits, encased postage and more Speaker(s): John & Nancy Wilson.
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- United States
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- Independent examinations by a dozen well-known experts have appear to confirm what some authorities have believed for decades regarding the finest known surviving 1794 dollar with a silver plug. According to some authorities, this probably is the first US silver dollar ever struck. Listen to the experts as they discuss this historic American treasure including: * efforts made to determine if the dollar was the first struck * how Steve Contursi found and purchased the coin * that Ken Bressett was astounded by the coin and decided the coin was very special * John Dannreuther and his research that convinced him it was the first dollar struck * Martin Logies' interest in the 1794 dollar and his conclusions that this coin was the first * questions from the audience Speaker(s): Donn Pearlman, Steve Contursi, Ken Bressett, John Dannreuther, & Martin Logies.
- 發布國家:
- United States